APPG on CR Events 2007

Business in the Community (BITC), with the support of Accenture, have produced an "MP's Guide to Responsible Business", which was launched at an event in the House of Lords hosted by the APPG on CR's Chairman, Sally Greengross, on 24 January 2007.  

On 7 March the Group showed Al Gore's film, "An Inconvenient Truth" to Parliamentarians and invited guests, and followed the film with a panel-led discussion and a short reception.  We were delighted to hold this event jointly with the external Corporate Responsibility Group.  Panel members included: Baroness Greengross, Martin Horwood MP, Lord Newby, Ben Stimson of BSkyB and Adrian Hosford of BT.  

The Group's AGM took place on 3 July in the House of Lords.   All the Officers with the exception of David Drew agreed to be re-nominated and were elected unopposed. David resigned after several years as an Officer and his position as Vice-Chairman has been taken by John Robertson, who was elected unopposed.

Annual General Meeting 2007 minutes (42 kb)

The Group's summer reception was held in the Jubilee Room of the House of Commons on 16 July.  Members of the Group were joined by invited guests, including many of the speakers who gave presentations to the inquiry team.  Baroness Greengross launched the report of the inquiry team. 

Annual Reception - July 2007 (42 kb)

The Group's annual dinner took place in the House of Commons on Tuesday 6 November.  The principal guest speaker was Lucy Parker, Chairman of the new Talents and Enterprise Taskforce.  Members also listened with great interest to Catherine Sermon, Business in the Community's (BITC's) Community Impact Director, describing BITC's work to help businesses make the most effective contribution possible to their communities.